National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act No. 39 of 2004)RegulationsNational Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulations, 20165. Registration |
| (1) | A person classified as a data provider in terms of regulation 4(1) of these Regulations must register all facilities where activities exceed the thresholds listed in Annexure 1 by providing the relevant information as listed in Annexure 2 to these Regulations, within 30 days after the commencement of these Regulations or within 30 days after commencing such an activity after the commencement of these Regulations. |
[Regulation 5(1) substituted by regulation 5(a) of Notice No. R994, GG43712, dated 11 September 2020]
| (1A) | Whilst reporting shall be done at the facility level and also aggregated at data provider level, the threshold to trigger registration is applicable at data provider level. |
[Regulation 5(1A) inserted by regulation 5(b) of Notice No. R994, GG43712, dated 11 September 2020]
| (1B) | In a case where there are stationary combustion installations across a number of IPCC emission sources, the thresholds shall be considered across IPCC emission sources listed in Annexure 1 to these Regulations. |
[Regulation 5(1B) inserted by regulation 5(b) of Notice No. R994, GG43712, dated 11 September 2020]
| (1C) | In cases of standby generators, registration is triggered by the applicable thresholds and the registration should be done using Annexure 5 and reporting should be done at data provider level where a standby generator is not associated to a facility, using relevant IPCC codes and where a standby generator is already part of a facility or supports the facility in cases of main supply failure, the associated emissions must be reported as per Annexure 3. |
[Regulation 5(1C) inserted by regulation 5(b) of Notice No. R994, GG43712, dated 11 September 2020]
| (2) | A data provider must ensure that the registration details are complete and are an accurate reflection of the IPCC emission sources at each facility. |
| (3) | The registration contemplated in sub-regulation (1) must be done as follows: |
| (a) | on the greenhouse gas emissions reporting module within the NAEIS; |
[Regulation 5(3)(a) substituted by regulation 5(c) of Notice No. R994, GG43712, dated 11 September 2020]
| (b) | in cases where the NAEIS is unable to meet the registration requirements, the registration must be done by submitting the information specified in Annexure 2 in an electronic format to the competent authority. |
| (4) | In cases where subregulation 5(3)(b) applies, the Minister must issue a directive in the Government Gazette, calling for registration outside the NAEIS. |
[Regulation 5(4) inserted by regulation 5(d) of Notice No. R994, GG43712, dated 11 September 2020]